Buena Park, CA Population

Overview

83,974

Total Population

36.6

Median age

49.88%

Female population %

100.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

50.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32,775

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Buena Park's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Buena Park is 36.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Buena Park's population under 18 was 22.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Buena Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Buena Park, 19.68% were under the age of 15, 19.68% aged 15 to 29, 46.78% aged 30 to 64, 12.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 196 less females than males in Buena Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.88% females and 50.12% males in Buena Park, CA.
The Buena Park, CA gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,662.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,368.

Buena Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Buena Park population: 41.13% are White, 2.70% are Black or African American, 1.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 32.47% are Asian, 0.21% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 11.95% are some other race and 10.28% are multiracial.
Buena Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 32,775 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 51,199 (60.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Buena Park is White with a population of 34,542 (41.13% of the total population).

Buena Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 83,862 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Buena Park's population increased by 2,000 (2.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Buena Park's population increased by 3,308 (4.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Buena Park's population was lowest in year 2000 at 78,554.